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CDC updated the number of people sickened by an outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul tied to imported cucumbers, raising it from 78 to 81 in 18 states. CDC said the strain causing the illnesses is associated with cucumbers from Mexico's Miracle Greenhouse and Daniel Cardenas Izabal. An import alert concerning the two companies' produce has been issued by the FDA.

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CDC officials reported Tuesday that a salmonella outbreak tied to imported cucumbers has made at least 558 people sick and caused three deaths. The garden cucumbers were imported from Mexico by Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce and distributed between Aug. 1 and Sept. 3. The company issued a voluntary recall Sept. 4.

The FDA this week removed from its import alerts list two Mexican cucumber suppliers, Miracle Greenhouse and Daniel Cardenas Izabal, whose products were tied to an outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul that affected 84 people across 18 states this year. The move means the companies' cucumbers can no longer be detained without being examined physically. Tests on the suppliers' facilities and cucumber samples were negative for salmonella.

The Food and Drug Administration lifted an import alert this week on cucumbers from Culiacán, Mexico-based Daniel Cardenas Izabal and Miracle Greenhouse. Cucumbers from the two Mexican growers were tied to an outbreak of salmonella that sickened 84 people in 18 states this year.

Cuba filed litigation with the World Trade Organization challenging Australia's tobacco-packaging regulations, which prohibit cigarette logos and require packs to be plain olive green with graphic health warnings. The move comes after similar complaints from Honduras, the Dominican Republic and Ukraine. Australia will have a 60-day window to resolve the issue by negotiating with Cuba directly.

The Food and Drug Administration has barred cucumber imports from Mexican suppliers Daniel Cardenas Izabal and Miracle Greenhouse, unless the companies can prove the shipments aren't contaminated with salmonella. The move comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention traced an 18-state salmonella outbreak to cucumbers from the two companies.